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The history of Albuquerque, New Mexico dates back up to 12,000 years, beginning with the presence of Paleo-Indian hunter-gatherers in the region. Gradually, these nomadic people adopted a more settled, agricultural lifestyle and began to build multi-story stone or adobe dwellings now known as pueblos by 750 CE.
Albuquerque is the medical hub of New Mexico, hosting numerous medical centers. The University of New Mexico Hospital is the largest hospital in New Mexico with 628 licensed beds and is the primary teaching hospital for the University of New Mexico School of Medicine, the state's only medical school. It provides the state's only residency ...
Old Town Albuquerque. Coordinates: 35°05′46″N 106°40′11.5″W. San Felipe de Neri Church was built during the 18th century. Old Town Plaza in the autumn of 2006. Old Town is the historic original town site of Albuquerque, New Mexico, for the provincial kingdom of Santa Fe de Nuevo México, established in 1706 by New Mexico governor ...
1706 – Town founded as a trading post between the Tiwa Puebloan peoples and the Hispanos in Nuevo México by Francisco Cuervo y Valdés for New Spain. [ 1] 1793 – San Felipe de Neri Church built. 1837 – Unrest. [ 2] 1846 – U.S. army fort built. [ 3] 1850 – Town becomes part of U.S. New Mexico Territory.
Mayor of Albuquerque. The mayor of Albuquerque, New Mexico is the chief executive officer of the city, elected for a four-year term. There are no term limits for the mayor. Under the New Mexico State Constitution, municipal elections are nonpartisan. The 30th and current Mayor is Tim Keller, a Democrat.
History of New Mexico. The history of New Mexico is based on archaeological evidence, attesting to the varying cultures of humans occupying the area of New Mexico since approximately 9200 BCE, and written records. The earliest peoples had migrated from northern areas of North America after leaving Siberia via the Bering Land Bridge.
There are entire neighborhoods that fall under historic landmark classifications, for a more comprehensive list of their historic landmarks see their respective pages: Barelas, Old Town Albuquerque, Nob Hill, and Los Ranchos de Albuquerque. Also take note of historic parts of the broader Albuquerque metropolitan area, including Belen, Bosque ...
Albuquerque Metropolitan Area. The Albuquerque Metropolitan Statistical Area, sometimes referred to as Tiguex (named after the Southern Tiwa), [2][3][4] is a metropolitan area in central New Mexico centered on the city of Albuquerque. The metro comprises four counties: Bernalillo, Sandoval, Torrance, and Valencia.